Can't use it up at all

"Brother Zhong, let's not talk about this anymore."

"It's bad luck to bring it up!"

"Let's talk about something happy!"

Xiang Fei ran to the cave entrance and looked around.

Seeing that there was no one around,

he then mysteriously approached Zhong Qing.

"Brother Zhong, look, what is this?"

As he spoke, he carefully pulled out an object as if it were a treasure.

It was precisely the demonic beast's inner core he had found.

The inner core glowed with a faint light, containing surging energy.

Zhong Qing glanced at it.

He was a bit confused.

"This, isn't this just an ordinary demonic beast's inner core?"

As soon as he said this, Xiang Fei instantly jumped up.

He exaggeratedly said, "Brother Zhong, are you truly unaware, or are you pretending not to know!"

"How can this be an ordinary demonic beast's inner core?"

"This is the inner core of a Three Yang Realm demonic beast!"

"Do you know what it means to possess it?"

Zhong Qing: "What does it mean?"

"Hiss..."

Xiang Fei was defeated by Zhong Qing's thought process.

He rubbed his eyebrows.

He explained helplessly, "Brother Xiang, this is something that can save lives!"

"Think about it, in this mine, although we can complete our tasks on time and currently face no life-threatening danger."

"But for people, it's better to be safe than sorry."

"The mine is so chaotic, it's hard to say when we might encounter some sudden situation that causes our bodies to be injured."

"At that time, if we could refine this demonic beast's inner core, wouldn't it be equivalent to having a second life?"

He patted Zhong Qing's shoulder.

"Brother Zhong, this treasure is of great importance. If word gets out, it's hard to guarantee that others won't covet it."

"So, this matter is best known only by heaven, earth, you, and me."

"Under no circumstances should it be spread."

"This item will temporarily be kept with me for now."

"If you encounter any situation or accident in the future, you can come to me to retrieve it at any time."

As he spoke, he looked at the demonic beast's inner core in his hand with a treasure-like expression.

He sighed, "This item will be our life-saving trump card from now on!"

Seeing this, Zhong Qing felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.

At this moment, he probably understood why Xiang Fei was injured.

To be honest, a Three Yang Realm demonic beast's inner core was not a particularly precious item to him.

And he only regarded the mine as a temporary stop, never intending to stay for a long time.

He simply hadn't realized what a demonic beast's inner core meant to a true mine slave.

However, Xiang Fei did not know his plans.

He even had preparations to live here for a long time.

Yet, even so, the inner core he had obtained with such difficulty was shared with him immediately.

And he said that it could be shared with him in the future.

This simple friendship moved Zhong Qing.

For a moment, his expression as he looked at Xiang Fei was somewhat complex.

He casually pulled out an Elixir of Creation!

This was an item he had received from signing in, capable of bringing the dead back to life, regrowing bones, and healing illnesses and injuries.

It was a top-grade healing elixir.

Over the years, Zhong Qing had drawn many good things from the system.

And there were quite a few healing elixirs as well.

It's just that he had no use for these items and could only leave them gathering dust in his warehouse.

Now, however, they could be used to treat Xiang Fei's injuries.

Zhong Qing handed over the Elixir of Creation.

He said, "Your injuries are not light. Although they don't threaten your life, you have to resume work the day after tomorrow!"

"With your injuries, you will likely suffer a lot then."

"Take this elixir."

Xiang Fei was startled when he saw the dragon-eye-sized elixir in Zhong Qing's hand.

"When we entered the mine, weren't all our belongings confiscated?"

"Where did you get this from!"

Zhong Qing naturally wouldn't explain that it was given by the sign-in system.

He merely said, "Don't worry about where it came from!"

"Just take it!"

"I'll stand guard for you."

"After you refine all the medicinal power, you should be able to recover completely!"

Xiang Fei carefully took the elixir.

The elixir shimmered with light, was entirely white and lustrous, and contained rich vitality. Just by smelling it, he felt his injuries improve significantly.

This greatly astonished him.

While Xiang Fei's strength might not be great, his discernment was extremely sharp.

He knew that the quality of this elixir was extraordinary.

Even in the outside world, it would be a priceless treasure.

Let alone in this impoverished mine.

The more he examined it, the more he felt the elixir's extraordinary nature.

"What a waste!"

"It's truly too much of a waste to use it on me!"

"Brother Zhong, quickly put the elixir away."

"Such a precious medicine can save lives at critical moments."

"Its value far surpasses this demonic beast's inner core!"

"I only broke a few ribs; how can I use such a life-extending precious medicine?"

As he spoke!

He quickly returned the elixir to Zhong Qing.

And kept urging him to put the elixir away.

Zhong Qing: "..."

He had never taken back anything he had given away.

"Brother Xiang, I still have some of this stuff in stock!"

"It's fine if you use it!"

But Xiang Fei adamantly refused.

He rolled his eyes at Zhong Qing.

"Brother Zhong, do you take me for a fool?"

"This stuff, even in some major sects, must be extremely precious."

"I know you're good to me, but there's really no need to lie to me!"

"Quickly put it away!"

"In the future, with this elixir and the demonic beast's inner core, our lives will have two more layers of protection."

"Using it now is simply too extravagant and too wasteful!"

Zhong Qing finally understood.

This guy was a typical case of being so poor that he couldn't bear to use good things.

He was somewhat speechless.

Could he tell Xiang Fei that he had a whole bunch of such elixirs?

Finally, Zhong Qing completely gave up.

Given Xiang Fei's condition, he would suffer some hardship when work resumed the day after tomorrow, but there should be no life-threatening danger.

Thinking of this, Zhong Qing said, "Since that's the case, I'll be leaving now!"

"If you feel like you can't bear it, you can come find me!"

At the same time as he spoke, Zhong Qing quietly loosened the seal on Phoenix Yu's copper ring a bit more.

It wasn't that he didn't want to unseal it completely; if he fully unsealed it while he was still in the mine, it was hard to guarantee that the Phoenix Feather Sect's people wouldn't discover it.

To be safe,

unsealing it to the maximum extent possible would suffice.

This could also be considered a roundabout way of ensuring Xiang Fei's safety.

"Go, go!"

Xiang Fei waved his hand, feeling quite invigorated.

He had the feeling of being refreshed by good news.

Finally, he sat alone in place.

Counting on his fingers, he calculated, "Given the quality of the demonic beast's inner core, if used sparingly, it's enough to save a life twice."

"Given the quality of the elixir in Brother Zhong's hand, if broken apart and used, it should be able to save a life three times."

"That means, the items in our hands can save a life a total of five times."

"Five times!"

"That's too many!"

"Can't use it all, absolutely can't use it all!"

Xiang Fei, who had calculated to the end, couldn't help but gloat.

He hadn't even considered why Zhong Qing would have such high-quality elixirs.

Nor had he considered.

Why Zhong Qing could evade the search and keep this elixir on him.

He also hadn't considered that his infallible nose couldn't detect the aura of treasure on Zhong Qing.

If one were to describe it in a sentence,

it would be that he trusted Zhong Qing too much.

So much so that even if Zhong Qing had some secrets, he never actively explored them.

This was Xiang Fei's way of interacting with friends.

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